Q1 EPS Estimates for Shake Shack Decreased by Zacks Research

Shake Shack Inc. (NYSE:SHAK) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Shake Shack in a report issued on Thursday, March 6th. Zacks Research analyst H. Ray now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.15 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Shake Shack’s current full-year earnings is $1.26 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Shake Shack’s Q2 2025 earnings at $0.33 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.46 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.21 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.54 EPS.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on SHAK. Oppenheimer increased their price objective on Shake Shack from $145.00 to $155.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Gordon Haskett upgraded shares of Shake Shack from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $154.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, January 8th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their price objective on shares of Shake Shack from $128.00 to $110.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 17th. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Shake Shack from $130.00 to $140.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 7th. Finally, Wedbush lifted their price target on shares of Shake Shack from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Friday, February 21st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, eight have assigned a hold rating and nine have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Shake Shack presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $125.50.

Shake Shack Trading Down 1.0 %

Shake Shack stock opened at $92.64 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.97 and a quick ratio of 1.98. Shake Shack has a one year low of $77.50 and a one year high of $139.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.94 billion, a PE ratio of 402.78 and a beta of 1.89. The business’s fifty day moving average is $116.52 and its 200 day moving average is $116.50.

Shake Shack (NYSE:SHAK) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 20th. The company reported $0.26 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.25 by $0.01. Shake Shack had a return on equity of 8.40% and a net margin of 0.81%. The company had revenue of $328.68 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $329.02 million.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Shake Shack

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Driehaus Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the fourth quarter worth about $66,349,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 154.8% in the third quarter. Point72 Asset Management L.P. now owns 650,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,157,000 after purchasing an additional 395,311 shares during the last quarter. BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. bought a new stake in shares of Shake Shack in the third quarter worth about $39,677,000. Holocene Advisors LP increased its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 68.3% in the third quarter. Holocene Advisors LP now owns 946,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $97,673,000 after purchasing an additional 384,131 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Shake Shack by 30.7% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,245,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $161,613,000 after purchasing an additional 292,348 shares during the last quarter. 86.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Shake Shack

In other Shake Shack news, CFO Katherine Irene Fogertey sold 642 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $137.51, for a total transaction of $88,281.42. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 30,717 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,223,894.67. This trade represents a 2.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 9.73% of the company’s stock.

Shake Shack Company Profile

Shake Shack Inc owns, operates, and licenses Shake Shack restaurants (Shacks) in the United States and internationally. Its Shacks offers hamburgers, chicken, hot dogs, crinkle cut fries, shakes, frozen custard, beer, wine, and other products. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in New York, New York.